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10.1

To report the receipt of objections to the
advertised Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) required to fulfil the
objectives of the City Centre Active Travel and Public Transport
Scheme. If approved, the TRO will revoke other, existing TROs and
introduce new provisions as necessary so as to implement bus gates,
one-way restrictions, prohibition of motor vehicles and changes to
loading and waiting restrictions.
 
The report also sets out a brief background to
the scheme which the order is intended to facilitate, other
consultation comments, officer feedback and recommendations

 

 

10.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee approves that
the TRO be made (with an amendment to the order to provide a
‘loading area’ of 13.5 metres to enable vehicles with a
permit to load and unload on Surrey Street, near the junction with
Norfolk Street) in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act
1984. Objectors will then be informed of the decision by the
Council’s Traffic Regulations team and the order implemented
on street subject to no road safety issues being identified through
a Road Safety Audit (RSA) at the detailed design stage.

 

 

10.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

10.3.1

As outlined in Section One, the location of
the City Centre scheme, and the potential impact it would have on
improving the retail vitality and cultural offer, makes this a high
profile and significant proposal. Approving the TRO with amendment
as detailed in Section 2.7 will enable a positive transformation of
the City Centre, the opportunity and funding for which would be
lost if not progressed at the present time.

 

 

10.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

10.4.1

Alternative Option 1:
Surrey Street:
Loading Requirements
One alternative that was considered were
amendments to the design on Surrey Street to accommodate loading
requirements of the shops at all times of day, but this was not
pursued as it would remove one of the aims of the scheme, which is
to improve the overall vision for - and attractiveness of - the
useable public space in the City centre.

 

 

10.4.2

Alternative Option 2:
Surrey Street: TRO
not progressed
Another option would be progress the TRO as
advertised except for the proposals for Surrey Street, i.e. to
leave Surrey Street in its present highway layout but progress
everything else. This was not pursued as it would remove one of the
aims of the scheme, which is to improve the overall vision for -
and attractiveness of - the useable public space in the City
centre.